Removable fabric cover for furniture and other like articles



Sept. 12, 1933. M, E. BENDELARI 1,926,429

REMOVABLE FABRIC COVER FOR FURNITURE AND OTHER LIKE ARTICLES Filed Feb.16, 1953 BY I K ATT RNEYS enemies Sept. 12, tees METRE EEEMQVA'BLEFAELJ'J GCKQVEE WERE limit? roan AND @EHEE iii-am? lllveiyn Beneleiiention EFeloruery it, Eons-ll No.

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iii lit-$33) the provision oi cover of this character which is simpleits construction, inexpensive to make and which is eiso strong and timele use.

movable elastic fabric cover drawing" rernovaioie fabric cov beunderstooel that said cover not restricted a use in connec- 133 withsuci eci' ic articles ai applica use in c mec therof furniture con whichis provided with a sunsuai lei top surface "nic'zi requires Referring tothe drawing, I no indicated in Figure l a perspective elevations/T. Viewcia table with a removable fabric cover node in accordsnce with myinvention, appiieri to the top there-= of;

2 shows e bottom fliustrateci in i sure i;

Fig. 3 is a broken enlargeri View in perspective of one of the cornerpockets formed in the cover Y mule in accorelance with my invention.

Fig. is a broken view in perspective of one corner oi e bed mattress andshowing my im proved cover appliefl thereto; 1

Fig. 5 is an enlarged view of a piece of "fabric of the type which maybe used in connection with my improved cover construction.

plan riot-l of the table The usual type of removable coveremployedsecurely maintained thereover in a further object of theinvention to provide The tnreotis 2 may else of rubber t'iesir l.

with suitelole means at the corners of the fabric to secure the seine not p" In such types of covers it is to out the fabric so that it the sameor a: oximateiy the same oiiinensions as the time p order that it willhave a smooth tezoie cover made for a particuiar sized. top isaolaptabie for in conne n with table having a top of somewhat largrectanguiar dimensions. Also, covers of this construction made ofordinary ebrice, if applied tightly over top for I which it is made,Wiil'iiecsme stretched out of its original shape anti removed replacednot fit the e ton roperlyi i made in acconiiar present w rconies the n"nentioneri. on:

one on and which ere intern i. indicated at 2 which may be cot on orthreads coniposerl oi other suitable ateriei.

' Fabric Woven in this'inenne sired a suiilcient to cover 1 to top of apar ticular piece. of furniture soon as a table top 8 oi the taioleshown in Figure in The rectanguiar .ciirnensions of the cut elasticfabric may be slightly less than the dimensions oi the top to be coveredand the corner portions thereof are 'ioicleii. any suitable and sewetlso as to form pockets The shape and CUi'iSJF'ilCti-Ol'i of thesecornerpocliets oi a ooveraciapteo. to be used over a taiile top, isclearly indicated in Figure 3,

In a table cover constructed in the above mentioned manner and ofelastic woven fabric as above referred to; the cover is positioned overthe top so that two of the corner pockets i are slipped over and coveradjacent corners of the table top. The elastic fabric of the cover isthen stretched until. the opposite Eli Mi li comer pockets 4 can beslippedover the opposite comers of the table top. The fact that theoriginal rectangular dimensions of the cover are made slightly less thanthe dimensions of the table top to be covered causes the fabric of thecover in its stretched. condition to lay over and cover the surface ofthe table top in a taut manner and to present a smooth covering for thetop. The side edges of the rectangular shaped elastic fabric cover willbe formed into side skirt portions 5 when the cover is in position onthe table top and said skirt portions due to the elastic character ofthe fabric will tend to grip the side edges of the table.

In Figure 4, I have shown a cover made so that it can be applied to abed mattress. In a cover having such a use the elastic fabric is cut insuch a manner that it will be of such rectangular dimensions that thesize of the corner pockets will be such that they will accommodate thecorner portions of the mattress. Due to the thickness of the usualmattress these corner pockets would necessarily have to be larger insize than would be the case in a table cover. Also the size of thepockets would result in having a wider skirt portion 5 produced when thecover is in position with respect to the mattress and said skirt portionwould overlap and cover the sides of the mattress in a stretchedcondition.

It will be seen that a table cover made of an elastic fabric in themanner above described may be constructed so that it will be adaptablefor use as a cover for table tops of varying sizes, within reasonablelimits, because of the elastic character of the fabric and when it isapplied to said varying sized tops, it will present a smooth fiatsurface without wrinkles therein. The pocket formations produced at thecorners of the cover provide simple and effective means for attachingthe cover to the table top and will present a neat appearance when thecov'er is in place because the elasticfabric of the pockets will also bestretched tightly over the corners.

It is obvious that the cover construction contemplated by the presentinvention may be utilized as an efficient cover for any flat rectangularshaped surface which may be presented in various types of furnitureconstructions and other articles.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is: v

1. A cover for rectangular shaped flat topped parts of furniture andother articles made of a fabric woven of anelastic material and cut to asize and shape substantially corresponding to the size and shape ofthe'top surface of the rectangular shaped part to be covered. andprovided with corner pockets adapted to fit over the corners of therectangular shaped part, said pockets being arranged so as to hold thefabric of the cover over the top surface in a stretched condition whenthey are in position with respect to the corners of the retcangularshaped part.

2. A cover for rectangular shaped flat topped parts of furniture andother articles made of a fabric having a substantial elasticity in thedirection of its width and length and cut to a size and shape whichsubstantially corresponds to the size and shape of the top surface ofthe rectangular shaped part to be covered, and provided with cornerpockets formed by stitching together portions of the fabric at thecorners of the cover, said pockets being adapted to fit over the cornersof the rectangular shaped part and being arranged parts of furniture orother articles, made of a woven elastic fabric and formed with a mainsurface covering for the flat top of said part,

and corner pockets adapted to fit over the cor-' ners of said part, saidpockets being arranged so as to secure said main surface coveringsection of said cover over the surface of said flat top, and in astretched and taut condition, when said pockets are in position withrespect to the corners of the rectangular shaped .fiat topped part ofsaid furniture or other article.

4. A cover for rectangular shaped flat topped. parts of furniture orother articles, made of a woven elastic fabric and formed with a mainsurface covering section for the fiat top of said part, corner pocketsadapted to fit over the corners of the rectangular shaped part, and apendant fiap or skirt sections adapted to cover the side portions of therectangular shaped part, said corner pockets being arranged so as tosecure said main surface covering section, and the side flap or skirtsections in a taut and stretched condition over the respective partsthey are intended to cover. when said pockets are in position withrespect to the corners of the rectangular shaped flat topped part ofsaid furniture or other article.

, 5. A rectangular shaped table cover made of a woven elastic "fabricand formed with a main table top covering section and corner pocketsadapted to fit over the corners of the table, said pockets beingarranged so as to secure said main table top covering section over thetable top in a taut and stretched condition when they are in positionwith respect to the corners of the table.

6. A rectangular shaped table cover made of a woven fabric having asubstantial elasticity in the direction of its Width and length andformed with a main table top covering section and corner pockets adaptedto fit over the corners of the table, said pockets being formed bystretching together portions of the fabric at the corners of the coverandbeing positioned so that they will hold the main table top'coveringsection over the table top in a stretched condition lengthwise as wellas in the direction of its width when they are in position with respectto the said corners of the table.

'7. A rectangular shaped table cover made of a woven elastic fabric andformed with a main tabletop covering section, corner pockets adapted tofit over the corners of the table and pendant flap or skirt sectionsadapted to cover the side edges of said table top, said pockets beingpositioned so as to secure said main table top covering section over thesurface of said top and said side flap or skirt sections over the sideedges of said top, in a taut and stretched condition when they arein'position with respect to the corners of the table.

8. A cover for rectangular shaped flat topped parts of furniture orother articles, comprised of a fabric made of elastic material and sothat it has a substantial elasticity in the direction of its width andlength, said cover being cut in a rectangular shape corresponding to theshape of the fiat top of said part but of a size less in area than thearea of the flat top of the rectangular shaped part, pockets formed inthe corners of said cover adapted to be fitted over the corners thetable top and to secure said cover to said top in a taut and stretchedcondition.

10. A rectangular shaped cover tor a table top made of woven elasticfabric and formed with corner pockets and side skirt portions, saidpock-' ets being adapted to fit over the corners of the table top andsecure said cover to said top and said skirt portions to the sides ofsaid top in a taut and stretched condition.

MARY EVELYN BENDELARI.

